Zbigniew Beta
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Zbigniew Beta is a retired Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

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Long jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...

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He won the bronze medal at the 1975 European Indoor Championships
1975 European Indoor Championships in Athletics
The 6th European Athletics Indoor Championships were held in 1975 in Katowice, a large city in Poland.-Track:-Field:-Track:-Field:-Medal table:-External links:* at GBRathletics.com* at GBRathletics.com*...

. He became Polish champion in 1973, and Polish indoor champion in 1975.

His personal best jump was 7.77 metres, achieved in May 1974 in Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...

. He had 7.82 metres on the indoor track, achieved in March 1975 in Katowice
Katowice
Katowice is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Kłodnica and Rawa rivers . Katowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, about north of the Silesian Beskids and about southeast of the Sudetes Mountains.It is the central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolis, with a population of 2...

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